skiesskies: gilded-fools: naming and shaming: the foo fighters The multimillion-album-selling alternative rock outfit has thrown its weight behind Alive and Well, an “alternative AIDS information group” that denies any link between HIV and AIDS. In January (2000), Foo Fighters bassist Nate Mendel helped organize a sold-out concert in Hollywood to benefit the group. Foo fans were treated to a speech by Alive and Well founder Christine Maggiore, who believes AIDS may be caused by HIV-related medications, anal sex, stress, and drug use, and implies that people should not get tested for HIV nor take medications to counter the virus. Free copies of Maggiore’s self-published book, “What If Everything You Thought You Knew About AIDS Was Wrong?,” in which she declares “there is no proof that HIV causes AIDS,” were also passed out to the concert-goers. Alive and Well is one of several fringe groups that deny a link between HIV and AIDS. Similar theories have been put forth over the years by various far-right groups and anti-Semitic conspiracy theorists, and other so-called “HIV-refuseniks.” Mendel says he was won over by Maggiore’s book, and passed it around to the rest of the band, which includes former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. Mendel says that he would steer anyone considering an HIV antibody test toward Maggiore’s group. “If you test positive, you are pretty much given a bleak outlook and told to take toxic drugs to possibly ward off new infections,” says Mendel. With the other band members on board, Mendel aims to use the Foo Fighters’ celebrity to get the message out to a broad audience. The Foo Fighters plan additional benefit shows, and have placed a banner ad on their Web site linking to Alive and Well. Mendel says that he does not have HIV, nor does he have any friends with HIV besides Maggiore, who has remained asymptomatic. …the fuck? um, no. telling my brother about this insanity.

skiesskies:

gilded-fools:

naming and shaming: the foo fighters

The multimillion-album-selling alternative rock outfit has thrown its weight behind Alive and Well, an “alternative AIDS information group” that denies any link between HIV and AIDS.

In January (2000), Foo Fighters bassist Nate Mendel helped organize a sold-out concert in Hollywood to benefit the group. Foo fans were treated to a speech by Alive and Well founder Christine Maggiore, who believes AIDS may be caused by HIV-related medications, anal sex, stress, and drug use, and implies that people should not get tested for HIV nor take medications to counter the virus. Free copies of Maggiore’s self-published book, “What If Everything You Thought You Knew About AIDS Was Wrong?,” in which she declares “there is no proof that HIV causes AIDS,” were also passed out to the concert-goers.

Alive and Well is one of several fringe groups that deny a link between HIV and AIDS. Similar theories have been put forth over the years by various far-right groups and anti-Semitic conspiracy theorists, and other so-called “HIV-refuseniks.”

Mendel says he was won over by Maggiore’s book, and passed it around to the rest of the band, which includes former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. Mendel says that he would steer anyone considering an HIV antibody test toward Maggiore’s group.

“If you test positive, you are pretty much given a bleak outlook and told to take toxic drugs to possibly ward off new infections,” says Mendel.

With the other band members on board, Mendel aims to use the Foo Fighters’ celebrity to get the message out to a broad audience. The Foo Fighters plan additional benefit shows, and have placed a banner ad on their Web site linking to Alive and Well. Mendel says that he does not have HIV, nor does he have any friends with HIV besides Maggiore, who has remained asymptomatic.

…the fuck?

um, no. telling my brother about this insanity.

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  1. mjsthedinarwhal reblogged this from usedtobemelonylotseven
  2. neairaalenko reblogged this from mschieff and added:
    This is old, old news. Twelve years old. And the band does NOT associate with the group anymore.
  3. mschieff reblogged this from usedtobemelonylotseven
  4. obviouslyeddy reblogged this from alcoholicgifts
  5. shallanelprin reblogged this from usedtobemelonylotseven and added:
    What. The. Fuck?!
  6. alemonmoonsky reblogged this from skiesskies and added:
    um, no. telling my brother about this insanity.
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    hey remember when this happened
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  11. merlinsbearddd reblogged this from alcoholicgifts and added:
    Fucking Foo Fighters, man….
  12. kirensauce reblogged this from brienne--of--tarth and added:
    brienne—of—tarth:...saw this a few years ago, LIKE WTF MAAAAAAAAAAAN
  13. antheia reblogged this from wraparoundcurl and added:
    From what I’ve been able to find, it appears that the band has quietly severed ties with that group.
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  15. wraparoundcurl reblogged this from alcoholicgifts and added:
    Well this is awkward…
  16. alcoholicgifts reblogged this from brienne--of--tarth and added:
    brienne—of—tarth:...THE WORST! THE WORST! THE WORST! THE WORST! THE WORST! THE WORST! THE...
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  18. stdeducation reblogged this from usedtobemelonylotseven and added:
    This is so disgusting. I can’t believe that there is this much ignorance out there.
  19. straynarcissistandvhol reblogged this from governmentnillawafer and added:
    What kind of fuckery?!
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    Are you fucking kidding me???? This is going to be like the MMR jabs being associated with autism all over again isn’t...
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    If you subscribe to this or anti-vaccination stuff, just…just unfollow me. Don’t follow me here, don’t follow me on...
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    This makes me angry >.
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    Yeah supposedly it was just the one guy in the band who was into that bullshit and the rest just went along with it but...
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    wait what the shit
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    This “naming and shaming” thing is amazing. p.s. I suggested this one to gilded-fools. FUN FACT: I pulled using this...
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    UUHHHH, ok. And if you clap your hands, Tinkerbell will live!!
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